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fishing4
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culture3
english language - dialects3
oral traditions3
community life2
play2
sports2
vehicles2
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Orton, Harold (1898-1975)2
Joe1
Reay, Billy1
Snowball, Joseph1
Turnbull, Mrs Jane (1853-)1
Fishermen's Huts: Holy Island
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Fishermen's Huts: Holy Island

1967

Derelict wooden fishing boats, upturned and used as huts for storing fishing nets, spars, lines, etc., Holy Island (Northumberland).

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Dialect recording in Rothbury, Northumberland

Orton, Harold (1898-1975)

16 Mar 1939

[Side 1] Jane recites numbers 1 to 20 and multiples of 10 to 100 and supplies pronunciations of list of prompt words. [Side 2] Jane recalls a salmon poaching trip at night, describes annual Thropton v...

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Dialect recording in Whalton, Northumberland

Orton, Harold (1898-1975)

25 Aug 1939

[Side 1] Joe and Billy talk briefly about cars; Joe outlines recent local cricket matches and personal contributions, compares cricket with football, mentions Billy's weekly trips to watch Newcastle U...

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Papers on Newfoundland Dialect

[1960s]

This file contains papers relating chiefly to Newfoundland English. It includes a printed [proof] copy of an article by John Widdowson, 'Some Items of a Central Newfoundland Dialect' published in an u...

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